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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956301403321

Autore

Gordon Milton M. <1918->

Titolo

Assimilation in American life : the role of race, religion, and national origins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1964

ISBN

0-19-028114-6

1-280-52273-9

0-19-536547-X

1-4294-0146-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

301.23

Soggetti

Social groups

Assimilation (Sociology)

United States Social conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical footnotes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The Subsociety and the Subculture; 3 The Nature of Assimilation; 4 Theories of Assimilation: Part I: Introduction and Anglo-Conformity; 5 Theories of Assimilation: Part II: The Melting Pot; 6 Theories of Assimilation: Part III: Cultural Pluralism; 7 The Subsociety and the Subculture in America; 8 Assessment and Implications for Intergroup Relations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A sociological analysis of the theories of assimilation in American society, noting the cultural and behavioral characteristics of religions, racial and ethnic groups.